MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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